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India’s Power Generation Capacity Reaches 365 GW: RK Singh

India’s installed power generation capacity has reached 365 GW, which is sufficient to meet the country’s electric demand, Parliament was informed recently. India‘s installed power generation capacity has reached 364.9 gigawatts (365 GW), which is sufficient to meet the country’s electric demand, Parliament was informed recently. Besides, the peak, as well as energy requirement deficit, was less […]

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Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India

At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […]

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EESL and SDMC Partner to EV Infrastructure in Delhi

EESL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SDMC to establish infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV) in the SDMC area over a 10-year period. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture under the Ministry of Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to establish infrastructure for […]

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BSES and Ola Electric Mobility to set up EV Battery Swapping Stations

BSES will set up EV battery swapping stations in New Delhi for two and three-wheelers in collaboration with Ola Electric Mobility. Delhi-based power Discoms BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) have announced that they will set up EV battery swapping stations in New Delhi for two and three-wheelers in collaboration with Ola […]

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Only 266 MW Bids Received for SECI’s 1200 MW Wind Tender As Industry Shies Away

SECI’s 1200 MW wind tender after receiving only two bids to develop 266 MW capacity has been extended once again. The consequences of poorly thought-through decisions over the past year and more are finally affecting the ‘pipeline’ that Power Minister RK Singh repeatedly refers to when he asserts that all is well with India’s renewable […]

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Coal India Arm Issues 100 KWp Solar Tender for Nagpur

Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDI), an arm of state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), has issued a tender for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 100 kWp (10 sets X 10 kWp) capacity grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. As per the tender details, this solar energy power plant will be mounted […]

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Solar Inverters Ready For the Spotlight

For most people, thinking of solar usually brings to mind solar panels, the distinctive signature of solar energy. But this story takes a look at another critical part of the solar chain, the inverters. These devices, tasked with the job of converting DC power to AC and more, have been largely taken for granted, even […]

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Power Minister Rubbishes News of October Woes for Thermal Plants

Mr. R.K. Singh, the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy has denied the news of idling in the thermal sector. Is he right? In a somewhat belated response to a series of stories that  came out last week about the ‘distress’ in the thermal power sector, Shri R.K. Singh, India’s MNRE Minister has […]

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Inoperative Sewage Treatment Plants set to be Solar Powered in Gujarat

Inoperative sewage and water treatment plants in nearly 170 municipalities across Gujarat are expected to be powered up again with solar power systems According to new information made available by state officials, inoperative and defunct sewage and water treatment plants (STPs/ WTPs) in nearly 170 municipalities across Gujarat are expected to be powered up again with the help of solar power systems. […]

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